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- 611: Homelessness
- ... the issues. Who are the homeless? They range from children to adults and even in some cases, families. Why are they homeless? Poverty, lack of jobs or well paying jobs, decline in Social Services, domestic violence, mental illness, and chemical dependency contribute to the majority of the homeless within our society. What effects does being homeless have on members of the family? It contributes to many physical and mental health problems ... adults are most likely to be male that female. The homeless population is made up many different ethnic backgrounds, the majority being African-American. The majority of homeless children and females are victims of domestic violence (NCH, 1998). It is estimated that there are 200 000 homeless people who live on the streets of Canada (Globe and Mail, 1998) and an 80 000 more in risk of becoming homeless (National Post ... contributing to homelessness is the decline in Social Services. Within the last few years, government has made it increasingly difficult for anyone to be approved to get assistance. There is also the factors of domestic violence which forces many out of their home, mental illness which enables the individuals to obtain access to supportive housing and/or other treatment services, and chemical dependency which forces people into poverty because of ...
- 612: What Are Morals?
- ... turn into actions, and often wars have occurred because of conflicts between what is right or wrong. While most of these wars where in the earth's earlier history, still today such things happen. Such violence is not always necessarily on an international level as well. Such localized acts of violence as abortion clinic bombs show a clear difference of opinion. Morals clearly plan an intricate role in our lives. Without them, decisions would be based on a completely random level, and life could never have ... Without morals, raising children would be virtually impossible; both the parent and the child would be in a constant state of confusion. While many times moral values can, in fact, conflict with that of others', violence often makes things worse. It is sad that morals can conflict the way they do. Personally, I find it sad that we cannot all find some sort of source to tell us what is ...
- 613: Why People Feel Gun Control Is Unfair
- ... the people, given in the second amendment "the right to bear arms", controlling distribution and sales and the registration of guns and gun owners is necessary because of the homicide rate involving guns and the violence by criminals using guns. Many people feel that gun control violates the right of the people given in the second amendment the right "to bear arms". Opponents of gun control, including the National Rifle Association ... ten times the murder rate of all Western Europe. For example in Washington,D.C. there was an estimated 400 homicides including guns. In addition gun control has been seen as necessary because of the violence by criminals using guns. Gun control is wrapped in a series of social issues such as crime and drugs. Guns have become closely linked to drugs and murder in the public mind. Drug dealing and ... guns and gun owners. But it is necessary for there to be certain limits on the way that firearms are handled in this country because of the homicide rate involving guns and because of the violence created by criminals using guns. If gun control legislation were to go through there would be a significant decline in gun related crimes and fatalities.
- 614: Gun Control
- By: Diet E-mail: Diet_Love@lovemail.com Gun Control Americans are faced with an ever-growing problem of violence. Our streets have become a battleground where the elderly are beaten for their social security checks, where terrified women are viciously attacked and raped, where teen-age gangsters shoot it out for a patch of ... activists of the 1960s were able to restore the constitutional freedoms that blacks in this country were granted in the 1860s. Today’s gun control activists are a slightly different breed. They claim that gun violence in this country has gotten to a point where something must be done to stop it. They would like to see criminals disarmed, and they want the random violence to stop. I agree with their sentiments. However, they are going about it in the wrong way. While claiming that they want to take guns out of the hands of criminals, they work to ...
- 615: Feminism And Gender Equality In The 1990's
- ... national campaign by the National Organization of Women began on 2 March 1984, demanding that the US Justice Department investigate anti- abortion terrorism. On 1 August federal authorities finally agreed to begin to monitor the violence. However, Federal Bureau of Investigation director, William Webster, declared that he saw no evidence of "terrorism." Only on 3 January 1985, in a pro-forma statement, did the President criticize the series of bombings as ... to pass a law." Extremism on the right was no vice, moderation no virtue. Or, as Hitler explained in Mein Kamph, "The very first essential for success is a perpetually constant and regular employment of violence." (See Endnote #4) This mentality continued on through 1989 during the Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (109 S. Ct. 3040 (1989)) case. "The Reagan Administration had urged the Supreme Court to use this case as ... I do not intend to argue that affirmative action is good or bad, but only wish to point out that the current backlash against these programs is heavily rooted in sexism and racism. Often blatant violence or unfair acts against a group of people will cause that group to pull together and empower themselves against their oppressors. The women's movement has made large steps to eliminate many of these ...
- 616: How Sensationalism Affects Eve
- ... another form of sensationalism popped up in the 1920s, picture tabloids. Sensationalism still remains a strong force in the current media. May it be in the form of picture tabloid magazines, celebrity journalism, or the violence infested media known as television and movies, the fact is that it sells. As long as there is a market for this type of unethical journalism there will a supply. Over the years, the general ... is bias in the news media. „h 80% believe that sensational stories get lots of news coverage because they are exciting, not because they are important. Furthermore, George Gerbner has studied the effects of television violence (sensationalism) for more than thirty years. Through his studies, George Gerbner has found that violence seen on television does not promote violent behavior. It does much worse; it creates a sense of fear of becoming a victim. This causes feelings of insecurity and dependence. Children that grow up in ...
- 617: How To Create A Culture Of Pea
- ... being selfish and self centered. An important part of a peaceful culture has to do with war and politics. Simply put, where there is war, there is no peace. We all seek a life without violence, and when witness violence, we shouldn’t turn our heads, but we should try to help. We want armies without guns, and soldiers that are not here to fight but to help people in need. Since war and fighting ... resolutions. We live in a world of opposing views; peace is to accept that we must never try to force our opinion on others. In a situation of opposing views, never shall any kind of violence be employed, neither the threat nor the use of it. Peace is to let go of one's pride so there may be compromise. Communication, tolerance and understanding are the basis for resolving situations ...
- 618: Noah’s Arc, the Rip-Off
- ... and grew day to day. The difference pertaining to this, is the reason the flood was sent. Noah’s story rules that the flood was sent because the earth had become corrupt and filled with violence, (Genisis, 6). The only way to destroy this violence was to drown everyone but the chosen few. These chosen few were hand-picked by God as good people to start a new, more wholesome and obedient civilization. Gilgamesh’s story says the reason for ... this world is thought to come from one of Noah’s sons, descending down through him. If Gilgamesh brought craftsmen on the boat, this is a new place to lay the blame for today’s violence. The next discrepancy lies in the amount of time it rained. Noah’s story emphasized rain for forty days and forty nights. The number forty also appears in several other biblical stories. Gilgamesh’s ...
- 619: Different Religions
- ... develop because the people didn't have to move around as much. With all this closeness, the people developed moral views on what to think about thieves or murderers. If certain civilizations didn't mind violence and killing, then they developed into a Brutal civilization. Consequently, the religions of these civilizations were evolved around sacrificial rituals and allegiance to brutal gods. The Assyrian civilization worked around this principle. They used scare ... The people in peaceful civilizations believed in their religion because they wanted to not because they were afraid to. A good example of this is the Hebrews. The Hebrews were a peaceful people who disliked violence. Because of this peaceful nature, their religion taught values like brotherhood, charity, human dignity, and universal peace. Violent cultures cause violent religions and peaceful cultures create peaceful religion The Greeks were a peaceful civilization. They ... civilizations, that this holds true. The people from the Ancient Historical time period formed many little colonies. The religion of these colonies changed with the views of the people in them. If the people liked violence, then their gods became powerful to scare them into believing. If the people like peace, then their gods became peaceful and used good ideas to get them to follow. The morals of the Greeks ...
- 620: Lord Of The Flies Character An
- ... I tell you" Piggy screamed in attempt to gain the boys' lost attention, "I tell you I got the conch." Good finally prevailed and Piggy gained the boys' attention. Never once did Piggy resort to violence, even when his glasses were stolen, he proved he was above violence. Unlike Jack, Piggy never killed. Piggy never hunted or kill a pig, let alone hurt another human being, he used his mind not his size to get attention. Being the biggest boy on the island, he had the upper hand in any fight that would have gone his way. Piggy talked out his conflict, in his opinion violence was not an option. "I just take the conch to say this. I can't see no more and I got to get my glasses back. Awful things has been done on this island. ...
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